Sample Polity Exams
Books for the Polity Exam
- PC(USA) Book of OrderFrom this website you can download the Book of Order as a PDF.
Book of OrderCall Number: BX8969.5 .A3 pt.2 (most recent)
Companion to the Constitution by
Available as a free PDF download from the PC(USA) in the PC(USA) Store.
Call Number: BX8969.5.A3 B32 1999ISBN: 066450146XPublication Date: 2000
Presbyterian Polity for Church Leaders, Fourth Edition by
This detailed, comprehensive interpretation of the Presbyterian Book of Order is the most complete resource of its kind. Joan S. Gray and Joyce C. Tucker have revised this best-selling book to include the new standards from the new Form of Government in the Book of Order. It explains the system of Presbyterian government, from sessions to presbyteries to synods to the General Assembly itself.
Call Number: eBook or (Ref) BX8969.6.P743 G73 2012ISBN: 9780664503154Publication Date: 2012-06-25
Principles of Presbyterian Polity by
Pastors, church leaders, and students of Presbyterian polity will find this a useful guide to Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) governance based on foundational principles. Recent changes in the PC(USA) Constitution have meant fewer rules and more flexibility in governance, making it imperative that leaders understand the historical principles that guide the church. Wilton explains the Book of Order's historic principles of church order in accessible language, providing readers with a lively appreciation of the revolutionary principles that guided the Presbyterian experiment in the New World and are still the beating heart of church life today. Principles of Presbyterian Polity is written from the conviction that it is not enough merely to know the "what" of polity; a deep, intuitive understanding of the "why" is just as vital. Church leaders will come away with a greater understanding of the Book of Order and have confidence using it in practical situations.
Call Number: eBook or BX8969.6 .P743 W55 2016ISBN: 9780664503451Publication Date: 2016
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Online PC(USA) resources
- A Guide to Parliamentary Procedure in the Presbyterian Church (USA) by Gregory Goodwiller Louisville: Office of the General Assembly, 2014